On 17 March 2020, the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 2 of Section 1 of the law “On Dismissal of the Riga City Council” with Article 1 and Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Para 2 of Section 1 of the law “On Dismissal of the Riga […]

On 17 March 2020, the Constitutional Court has adopted the decision in case No. 2019‑14‑03  “On Compliance of the Binding Regulation by the Amata Regional Council of 19 December 2018 No. 12 “The Rules on the Use and Construction in the Territory and the Graphic Part of the Spatial Plan of the Amata Region for 2014–2024 (with Amendments of […]

The Contested Norm Section 464 (41) of the Civil Procedure Law provides that the decision adopted at the assignments hearing of the Supreme Court regarding initiation of cassation proceedings, on refusal to initiate cassation hearings, on transferring a case for hearing in cassation procedure by the Supreme Court in expanded composition, as well as refusal to […]

Pursuant to Cabinet Decision of 12 March 2020 declaring the state of emergency and amendments made on 13 and 14 March to Cabinet Order No 103 of 12 March 2020 declaring the state of emergency adopted by the extraordinary session of the Saeima on 16 March, until 14 April of this year the Constitutional Court will be taking precautionary measures to suppress […]

On 12 March 2020, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2019-11-01 “On Compliance of Section 4641 (3) of the Civil Procedure Law with the First Sentence of Article 91 and the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm  On 9 June 2016, the Saeima adopted amendments to the […]

On 9 March 2020, the 4th  Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of Section 37 (3) of the Civil Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 91 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm  Section 37 (2) of the Civil Procedure Law “The State duty shall be reimbursed provided that an […]

On 27 February 2020, the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 2 of Section 104 (4) of the law “On Maternity and Sickness Insurance” and Section 7 (11) of “Law on State Social Allowances” with the first sentence of Article 91 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Para 2 […]

On 20 February 2020, the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in case No. 2019-09-03 “On Compliance of Para 2.11. of the Regulation of 2 December 2018 of the Financial and Capital Market Commission No. 198 “Regulation on Determining the Amount of Payments by the Financial and Capital Market Participants for Financing the Financial and Capital Market Commission in 2019 and […]

From 19 to 20 January, the Constitutional Court Justice Artūrs Kučs and Assistant to the Justice Eva Vīksna participated in the conference Constitutional justice and public reaction: when decisions of constitutional courts do not agree with the opinion of the majority of society dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of Moldova. Justice Artūrs […]

On Friday, 21 January, the President of the Constitutional Court Ineta Ziemele met with the Ambassador of Slovakia to Latvia Ladislav Babčan, to discuss matters related to the development of a common European legal space, which are of current importance to both states. In the discussion, Ineta Ziemele focused on the forthcoming conference on the […]